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notmuch-search
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SYNOPSIS
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========
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**notmuch** **search** [*option* ...] <*search-term*> ...
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DESCRIPTION
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Search for messages matching the given search terms, and display as
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results the threads containing the matched messages.
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The output consists of one line per thread, giving a thread ID, the date
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of the newest (or oldest, depending on the sort option) matched message
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in the thread, the number of matched messages and total messages in the
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thread, the names of all participants in the thread, and the subject of
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the newest (or oldest) message.
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See **notmuch-search-terms(7)** for details of the supported syntax for
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<search-terms>.
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Supported options for **search** include
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``--format=``\ (**json**\ \|\ **sexp**\ \|\ **text**\ \|\ **text0**)
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Presents the results in either JSON, S-Expressions, newline
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character separated plain-text (default), or null character
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separated plain-text (compatible with **xargs(1)** -0 option where
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available).
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``--format-version=N``
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Use the specified structured output format version. This is
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intended for programs that invoke **notmuch(1)** internally. If
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omitted, the latest supported version will be used.
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``--output=(summary|threads|messages|files|tags)``
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**summary**
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Output a summary of each thread with any message matching the
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search terms. The summary includes the thread ID, date, the
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number of messages in the thread (both the number matched and
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the total number), the authors of the thread and the
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subject. In the case where a thread contains multiple files
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for some messages, the total number of files is printed in
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parentheses (see below for an example).
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**threads**
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Output the thread IDs of all threads with any message matching
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the search terms, either one per line (--format=text),
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separated by null characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array
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(--format=json), or an S-Expression list (--format=sexp).
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**messages**
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Output the message IDs of all messages matching the search
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terms, either one per line (--format=text), separated by null
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characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--format=json),
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or as an S-Expression list (--format=sexp).
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**files**
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Output the filenames of all messages matching the search
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terms, either one per line (--format=text), separated by null
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characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--format=json),
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or as an S-Expression list (--format=sexp).
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Note that each message may have multiple filenames associated
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with it. All of them are included in the output (unless
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limited with the --duplicate=N option). This may be
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particularly confusing for **folder:** or **path:** searches
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in a specified directory, as the messages may have duplicates
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in other directories that are included in the output, although
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these files alone would not match the search.
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**tags**
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Output all tags that appear on any message matching the search
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terms, either one per line (--format=text), separated by null
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characters (--format=text0), as a JSON array (--format=json),
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or as an S-Expression list (--format=sexp).
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``--sort=``\ (**newest-first**\ \|\ **oldest-first**)
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This option can be used to present results in either chronological
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order (**oldest-first**) or reverse chronological order
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(**newest-first**).
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Note: The thread order will be distinct between these two options
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(beyond being simply reversed). When sorting by **oldest-first**
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the threads will be sorted by the oldest message in each thread,
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but when sorting by **newest-first** the threads will be sorted by
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the newest message in each thread.
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By default, results will be displayed in reverse chronological
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order, (that is, the newest results will be displayed first).
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``--offset=[-]N``
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Skip displaying the first N results. With the leading '-', start
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at the Nth result from the end.
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``--limit=N``
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Limit the number of displayed results to N.
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``--exclude=(true|false|all|flag)``
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A message is called "excluded" if it matches at least one tag in
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search.tag\_exclude that does not appear explicitly in the search
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terms. This option specifies whether to omit excluded messages in
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the search process.
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**true** (default)
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Prevent excluded messages from matching the search terms.
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**all**
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Additionally prevent excluded messages from appearing in
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displayed results, in effect behaving as though the excluded
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messages do not exist.
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**false**
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Allow excluded messages to match search terms and appear in
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displayed results. Excluded messages are still marked in the
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relevant outputs.
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**flag**
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Only has an effect when ``--output=summary``. The output is
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almost identical to **false**, but the "match count" is the
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number of matching non-excluded messages in the thread, rather
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than the number of matching messages.
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``--duplicate=N``
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For ``--output=files``, output the Nth filename associated with
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each message matching the query (N is 1-based). If N is greater
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than the number of files associated with the message, don't print
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anything.
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For ``--output=messages``, only output message IDs of messages
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matching the search terms that have at least N filenames
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associated with them.
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Note that this option is orthogonal with the **folder:** search
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prefix. The prefix matches messages based on filenames. This
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option filters filenames of the matching messages.
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EXAMPLE
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The following shows an example of the summary output format, with one
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message having multiple filenames.
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::
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% notmuch search date:today.. and tag:bad-news
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thread:0000000000063c10 Today [1/1] Some Persun; To the bone (bad-news inbox unread)
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thread:0000000000063c25 Today [1/1(2)] Ann Other; Bears (bad-news inbox unread)
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thread:0000000000063c00 Today [1/1] A Thurd; Bites, stings, sad feelings (bad-news unread)
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EXIT STATUS
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===========
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This command supports the following special exit status codes
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``20``
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The requested format version is too old.
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``21``
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The requested format version is too new.
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SEE ALSO
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========
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**notmuch(1)**,
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**notmuch-config(1)**,
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**notmuch-count(1)**,
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**notmuch-dump(1)**,
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**notmuch-hooks(5)**,
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**notmuch-insert(1)**,
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**notmuch-new(1)**,
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**notmuch-reply(1)**,
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**notmuch-restore(1)**,
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**notmuch-search-terms(7)**,
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**notmuch-show(1)**,
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**notmuch-tag(1)**
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**notmuch-address(1)**
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